tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post114442591973665883..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: If Cynthia McKinney Had Any...George Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1144648779792909872006-04-10T01:59:00.000-04:002006-04-10T01:59:00.000-04:00I think this happens frequently. A kid on our bas...I think this happens frequently. A kid on our base stopped an admiral who didn't display proper ID and held he and his driver at gunpoint for thrity minutes. The Admiral was thrilled, the kid got something or other and the base commander sort of disappeared.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094289894120872270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1144490187311393592006-04-08T05:56:00.000-04:002006-04-08T05:56:00.000-04:00The true source of un-announced visits was General...The true source of un-announced visits was General Marshall. <BR/><BR/>During WWII he routinely showed up un-announced and would can anyone who gave away his trip intentions.<BR/><BR/>Many an officer was promoted or sunk on these visits.<BR/><BR/>I heard the Hyman Rickover version of these legends: couldn't get on a sub... yadayada.blerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05673566463965274368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1144444155880235172006-04-07T17:09:00.000-04:002006-04-07T17:09:00.000-04:00Sorry Spook, the Lemay story is an urban myth on t...Sorry Spook, the Lemay story is an urban myth on the same order as the marine recruit who upon challenging an unidentified individual who advised him that he was Superman, replied fly your a** over here to be recognized. They are manufactured stories to achieve the desired responses. We of course hope that McKinney is the first of a series of true stories with a suitably ethical outcome.Mike H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07098719665902045519noreply@blogger.com